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re·cov·er·y
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rally
to ridicule in a good-natured way; banter. -
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national industrial recovery act
an act of Congress (1933, declared unconstitutional in 1936) that enabled the president and the National Recovery Administration to formulate and execute measures for reducing industrial unemployment. Abbreviation: NIRA, N.I.R.A. -
recovery room
a room near the operating or delivery room of a hospital, equipped with specific apparatus and staffed by specially trained personnel for emergencies, used for the recovery from anesthesia of a postoperative or obstetrical patient before being brought to a hospital room or ward. -
relapse
to fall or slip back into a former state, practice, etc.: to relapse into silence. -
retrieve
to recover or regain: to retrieve the stray ball.